How to connect AirPods to a MacBook

How to use AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max: Tips and general instructions

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Apple arguably intended the AirPods to pair with the latest iPhone, which is currently the iPhone 12. Still, if you desire to watch Telly, movies or music videos on a larger screen, you can always connect to a MacBook instead.

Here's our like shooting fish in a barrel guide on how to connect AirPods to a MacBook, including the latest MacBook Pro with M1.

(Image credit: AirPods with MacBook. Credit: Shaun Lucas / Tom's Guide)

If you didn't pair your AirPods to your iPhone beginning, at that place are a few steps you'll accept to follow to connect them to your MacBook.

ane. Open the AirPods instance, or remove the AirPods Max from their Smart Example.

AirPods Pro case — (Image credit: Future)

2. Press and hold the pairing push on the back of the case, or if you take the AirPods Max, hold the racket control push button until the status LED flashes.

AirPods Pro case pairing button — (Image credit: Future)

3. Go to the Apple Bill of fare and click System Preferences.

MacBook System Preferences — (Image credit: Future)

four. Click Bluetooth.

MacBook Bluetooth menu — (Image credit: Future)

5. Select AirPods from the list and hit Pair.

How to connect AirPods to MacBook — (Prototype credit: Future)

And at present your AirPods are connected to your MacBook.

Sherri 50. Smith has been cranking out product reviews for Laptopmag.com since 2011. In that time, she'south reviewed more than her share of laptops, tablets, smartphones and everything in betwixt. The resident gamer and audio junkie, Sherri was previously a managing editor for Black Spider web 2.0 and contributed to BET.Com and Popgadget.